diff --git a/public/react/src/modules/courses/new/CoursesNew.js b/public/react/src/modules/courses/new/CoursesNew.js
index 136e50d6e..c5d0009c1 100644
--- a/public/react/src/modules/courses/new/CoursesNew.js
+++ b/public/react/src/modules/courses/new/CoursesNew.js
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class CoursesNew extends Component {
     render() {
         let {datatime} = this.state;
         const {getFieldDecorator} = this.props.form;
-        const options = this.state.searchlist.map(d => <Option key={d.name} value={d.name}>{d.name}</Option>);
+        const options = this.state.searchlist && this.state.searchlist.map(d => <Option key={d.name} value={d.name}>{d.name}</Option>);
         const optionschool  = this.state.searchlistscholl.map(z => <Option key={z} value={z}>{z}</Option>);
         // console.log(this.props.current_user.user_school)
         return (